HC Deb 25 June 2002 vol 387 cc831-2W
Dr. Murrison

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the change in standard spending assessment for education has been for(a) Wiltshire and (b) England in each year since 1987. [63831]

Mr. Miliband

The current funding system was introduced in 1990–91 and the following table provides the information requested since then.

Increased percentage (in cash terms)
Wiltshire England
1990–91
1991–92 16.4 16.2
1992–93 6.5 7.1
1993–94
1994–95 2.3 1.8
1995–96 1.6 1.2
1996–97 4.8 4.3
1997–98
1998–99 5.2 5.5
1999–2000 6.8 5.7
2000–01 5.9 5.4
2001–02 5.1 4.8
2002–03 6.5 6.0

Notes:

Figures for 1993–94 and 1997–98 are not shown because they do not reflect like for like comparisons:

1. From 1993–94 further education was no longer included in the SSA.

2. Following local government reorganisation, Swindon became an LEA in its own right in 1997–98 and was no longer included in Wiltshire's SSA.

3. In 1997–98 £527 million was taken out of the education SSA to fund the nursery voucher scheme.

4. The percentage increases expressed in the chart above are adjusted to reflect changes in LEA functions from 1998–99 onwards.

5. 2002–03 figures include the Learning and Skills Council allocation for post-16 education.

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